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Session 28 Abstracts
SESSION 28 — PUBLIC PERCEPTION ISSUES AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES
IN RADIOACTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (5.5)
1) PERSPECTIVES ON REVERSIBILITY AND RETRIEVABILITY OF A
GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORY IN FRANCE (wP - 59263)
Jean-Noel Dumont, Jean-Michel Hoorelbeke, Andra (France)
In France it is required by law that the future geological repository for HLW and ILLW be reversible. Reversibility reflects
social and political demand. The law, however, does not provide conditions for implementing reversibility. Instead, it calls upon
scientists to issue specific proposals before a new law is promulgated as a preliminary to obtaining authorization to build a waste
repository. A dialogue between various players, scientists and stakeholders is required to prepare these proposals. It gives designers
of the repository the opportunity to assess social expectations and integrate them. It is also an opportunity to examine together
possible technologies, as well as scientific and technical limits. Andra is involved in various forms of dialogue with social players.
Several expectations related to reversibility have been detected by Andra through this dialogue. Reversibility means in particular
retrievability of waste package(s) once disposed, which could be envisaged if future technical progress makes it re-useable, to
switch to another mode of waste management, or if the repository does not evolve as planned. More generally, the demand for
reversibility reflects the desire to control evolution of the process and make sure that the repository will not be abandoned after closure.
These expectations call for answers…
2) A DIALOGUE-CENTRIC APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION DECISION-MAKING (wP -59115)
Laurel Boucher, The Laurel Co.; James Clark, CRX Group, Inc. (USA)
This paper outlines a multi-step approach to streamline and enhance the decision-making process that guides environmental
remediation. The inability of the responsible party and the various stakeholders to reach agreement on the remediation plan can
delay the remediation, result in financial penalties, and lead to the development of an adversarial stance that inhibits the ability of
the parties to work together in a creative and constructive manner. The approach presented by the authors is designed to expand
dialogue in a way that moves it beyond technical or fiscal matters by addressing what the authors describe as the hidden barriers
to productive dialogue. These hidden barriers include: self-interests, the perception as to how people are being treated, a lack of
clarity or poor management of responsibilities and accountabilities, unclear or convoluted communication protocols, and an underlying
tone of conflict and cynicism. A key element of the multi-step approach outlined in this paper is the process of uncovering
these hidden barriers and addressing them in a way that turns discourse into collaboration.
The paper describes a model the authors have used to streamline and enhance the process of creating sustainable agreements
both for the U.S. Department of Energys Office of Environmental Management…
3) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION - ENSURING A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE FOR ALL (wP - 59339)
Susan Hess, Areva Inc USA)
As the nuclear industry continues to grow throughout the world, we find that support from government officials, local business
leaders and the general public is becoming more and more important.
In order to help raise awareness and inform these various publics, AREVA expanded upon a best practice from its worldwide
operations and recently established a Community Advisory Council in the United States. The member organizations represent a
variety of grassroots and minority organizations from across the United States and are active in various ways in local, state and federal
arenas.
4) CHALLENGE IN THE PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE AND COOPERATION IN THE VERGE OF
BUILDING THE FIRST NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN INDONESIA (wP - 59119)
Putero Susetyo Hario, Santosa Haryono Budi, Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia)
Indonesia plans to build the first nuclear power plant (NPP) to solve the country’s energy problems. One of the challenges that
must be handled before establishing the first NPP is the presence of anti-nuclear groups that have successfully made the government
postpone its plan several times since the first nuclear research reactor was established in Bandung (1972). The basis for the
groups’ dissent is the presence, and handling of radioactive waste. Further, the general public perception – even among educated
Indonesians – is that Indonesia’s experts lack knowledge about nuclear technology, even though nuclear technology has been studied
in Indonesia since 1954.
So, the problem is one of disseminating information about nuclear technology. To address this challenge, the National Atomic
Energy Board (BATAN) of Indonesia has to redesign its public outreach strategy by collaborating with the educational institutions
and communications organizations. Gadjah Mada University is the only university in Indonesia offering a nuclear-engineering curriculum.
Therefore, a teaming arrangement with this institution seems appropriate to help improve the public’s general knowledge
about nuclear technology. There are several strategies that could be designed within the frame work of collaboration. The first strategy
is to introduce nuclear technology into Indonesia’s elementary and secondary schools. These youngsters are still in their formative
years and are absorbing science and technology with great attention.
5) ANDRA LONG TERM MEMORY PROJECT (wP - 59277)
Patrick Charton, Fabrice Boissier, Guillaume Martin, Andra (France)
Long term memory of repositories is required by safety, reversibility and social expectations. Thus Andra has implemented
since 2010 a long-term memory project to reinforce and diversify its current arrangements in this field, as well as to explore opportunities
to extend memory keeping over thousands years.
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